Dorothy was born 5/28/1933 in Kincaid,Ill, daughter of Paul and Estella(Smith) Gherardini. They moved to Detroit for employment. She had one sibling, a brother, Robert A. Gherardini who currently resides in Roseville,MI.
She attended St. Thomas Catholic School grades 1-12, was the class president and valedictorian of the class of 1951. After graduating, she worked as a secretary at the Arsenal tank plant in Warren, Michigan.
She married Richard R. Bialk of Detroit, 4/7/1956 at St. Raymond Catholic church in Detroit. She bore 4 children.
*Susan Jean (Bone/Ayres) (3/9/1957) of Lexington, KY.
*Paul Francis (12/26/58) of Farmington Hills, MI.
*Laura Jean (Fellner/Hawley)(6-5-1961) of Rapid City, SD. *Richard Jeffrey (Tamera) (10/21/1963) of Martiez, GA.
She passed away at home from a sudden heart attack on Jan 10, 2003.She is survived by her husband, Richard, 4 children, 5 granchildren (Jason Bone/Seattle, Paul Fellner/Mitchell SD, Nicole Bone/Lexington KY, Sarah Bialk (Michael) Larges/Farmington Hills MI, Bradley Bialk/Farmington Hills MI)and 2 great grandchildren, Liam and Vincent Fellner/Mitchell SD.
She was a wonderful wife, mother and friend to many.